I think the funds and Taleb's ideas are super interesting. As the article indicates, the existing funds obviously performed incredibly well last year--what took place is precisely what they are intended to capitalize on. That said, I'm not sure how well the funds performed over a longer-term as the cash flow requirements to maintain the option strategy over many years are not trivial.

Also, as you indicate, not exactly a retail option in a retail price range.

Inflation is obviously a concern but not a certainty. Commodities are interesting in light of inflation and otherwise. Shorting treasuries and the dollar would seem to be the most obvious of any of these.

I am not aware of any ETFs or retail funds that are designed to replicate all of the above in one package.

However, long or short positions can be established in any of the following through ETFs or other: inflation, dollar, treasuries, commodities.

Let me know if you need direction on those ETFs.

• reply